NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: (L-R) Pat Alger and Lyle Lovett speak onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Lyle Lovett speaks onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Lyle Lovett speaks onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Lyle Lovett speaks onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Lyle Lovett speaks onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Lyle Lovett speaks onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Kathy Mattea (C) performs onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Kathy Mattea (R) performs onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)